Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13


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SWELL fHE PROFITS or A BAR-RooM-krrgRxaL
APPEARANCES THAT SOMETIMES pEcgrvE-uovr-
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Special Correspondents OF THs Evxxxe srAa.
NEW YORK August II
There is on Nassau street. hear the region where
the ofYlces OF the principal newspapers OF the
metropolis are located. apopular restaurant It
has the inevitable annex OF nearly every New
York restaurants saloon The bartender OF this
saloon Is a naturalist OF intelligence and exten.
sive research. journalist who Is himself n
writer on subjects pertaining 20 natural history.
called at the saloon the other day TO get a lemon
ade, and the bartender directed his attention toa
big cockroach that was imbibing the ale which
had dripped down upon the marble basin under
the silver faucet or an ale barrel. Every news
paper Office has its cockruaches ana every Jour
nalist or experience Is supposed TO know all
about them, but the writer In question was
pained and surprised 20 discover that the roach.
when given 40 opportunity, is a confirmed
topper. The roach before mentioned had
been drinking ale I'm the marble basin for an hour
The bartender picked him up. placed him on the
counter and put him. through his movements
for the entertainment OF the naturalist The
roach was I'm a state OF disgraceful fntoslcation
lie staggered along the counter, ran against the
straw with which the naturalist had been drink.
ing his lemonade, and fell nat on his back. The
bartender took a toothplck helped the roach 10
his feet again and escorted him along the counter
Inc insect was blind To all distractions and he
ran his head against lump OF Ice lying the bar.
ne seemed 10 be impressed with the fact that the
Ice had offered hun some dignity, and he awk-
warmly struck at II with one forefoot II froz- the
Ioot, ana he resented the singing sensation by
striking again and again. A crowd OF men about
town gathered To see the insects antics but the
Ice seemed 10 sober him. ind he walked away
with comparatively steady gait and hid under
tne counter. The bartender said: "A roach is q
happy harmless drunkaru, but liquor makes nv
quarfelsome.n Al that instant big house fiy fell
inoo glass OF champagne that one OF the specta-
drink. The fy Was rescued from the wine and
laid on The counter. He appeared at flrst 10 he
dead, but he finally revived, struggled TO his feet,
thrust his finger before the nys head but his nv
snip paid no heed 10 the act He walked about In
circle ana staggered ike topper Occasionally
the legs on one side OF his body would give out
and he would tall over on his back, YEARLY wave
ms legs Ia tne AR and then lie motionless ana
sup.emey cohtehted magnifying glass WAS
nance showed that his eyes were CLASSY and his
temperate fy. When the wine had begun 20 fully
assert It's power The ny struggled 10 his feet and
proceeded TO yindicate the bartenders estimate OF
MN. ne reeled along the counter until he met q
sober ny that was making toward a cube Of loaf
sugar The topper darted toward the temperate
ny and attacked him with malice aforethouabt
The temperate Fly tried I'm vain TO escape Then
he turned on his assaiianL rolled him ovsf
legs in the air Ia the meantime the crowd
watching the entertainment had Increased 70
Pr rsr proportions and the bar was doing
BrBuIous RAT
There Is beer cellar In the basement OF the
saloon and the bartender invited the imbbers
down there 10 see topper rat little lead pipe
leads down from a receptacle under the refuse
beer. The lower end or the pipe Is about two
inches above the trough and the latter was dry
The bartender conducted his guests into a dark
corner OF the cellar, then turned on the beer ia a
small volume aud withdrew himself In about
Two minutes great gray rat with bristling whis-
kers ana bloated appearance came wariiy out Of
hole IN the cellar. His eyes were CLASSY and his
vision impaired. He waddled across The d or took
precautionary look about him and then placed
his mouth under the leaden pipe through which
the beer wassowly dripping. He chung 10 the pipe
tor over nve minutes and Then waddled out into
the middle OF the cellar fioor In ive minutes more
the beer took effect and tie began To enjoy himself
ne Was no longer stupid and awkward He
ran up the side of a barrel and took flying lump
from Il. and he seemed determined TO give every
possibie evidence OF his agility. The spectators
In the dark corner OF the cellar burst into loud
laughter, and the rat scurr1ed away into the hole
from which he had emerged when he came out 20
get his drink. Then the bartender conducted his
guests up stairs and while the naturalist took
lemonade and the rest OF the party imbibed some
thing stronger, The drink mixer said: Just az
liquor makes one man quarrelsome and another
good natued- so IL causes one animal TO be hilar.
iouS and another Ia be overbearing That old roach
has been drinking at this bar for two years To nv
certain knowlege. Hegets drunk every day, but 10
never quarrelsone. A fy, on the other hand, Il
always oyerDearlng, and when he gets drunk he
Will invariably try 10 pick hight with some other
Fly. That old rat down stairs l. affected 10y st;nu.
laltS in totally different manner. He is bloaIed
old guZZler, ana when he Is sober he seems scarcely
able TO take care OF himself, and doesn't appear 10
care what becomes OF him. The minute he gets
drunk, however, he becomes spry and SUSPICIOUS.
he VIII frisk about the cellar Ike mad and there
isn't a cat or terrier In New York IN AZ could
catch him when he has had his daily dose OF beer.
A monkey belonging 10 a Mulberry Bend Italian
organ grinder used 10 come In here every day and
get q drink.
"One afternoon after ne had been drinking
heavily, he was attacked with every symptom Of
delirfum tremens he hoped about Ia a dazed
manner, as IL trying 10 get away from something.
Then he fell over In NJ and died"
The crowd about the bar, which had grown to
great proportions during the bartenders lecture on
natural history, took parting drink and then de.
parted. When they had gone The bartender
turned TO his employer, who was counting the pro-
ceeds that the party had eu With him, and said:
"That roach aud rat are worth 81 900 a year 70
this place, TO say nothing Of an occasional
drunken ny." AMOS ]. CuMxis0A